Gulliver's Travels
Book Description
o Three of Anglo-Irish author Jonathan Swift's books are bound together in this Kindle trilogy: Gulliver's Travels, A Tale of a Tub and Swift's satirical essay A Modest Proposal.
Gulliver's Travels (1726)
Gulliver sets sail for several remote locations in this satire on human nature. The surgeon-turned-captain discovers many strange communities including the island country of Lilliput...
Moreo Three of Anglo-Irish author Jonathan Swift's books are bound together in this Kindle trilogy: Gulliver's Travels, A Tale of a Tub and Swift's satirical essay A Modest Proposal.
Gulliver's Travels (1726)
Gulliver sets sail for several remote locations in this satire on human nature. The surgeon-turned-captain discovers many strange communities including the island country of Lilliput where he towers over his hosts. The book, first published in 1726, was a parody on the period's popular travel genre. It is Swift's best known work and a literary classic that has never been out of print.
A Tale of a Tub (1704)
Swift's ambitious satire follows three brothers, each representing a branch of Christianity. The work was composed over a three-year period and published in 1704.
A Modest Proposal (1729)
Swift's satirical essay suggests the Irish eat their own children to eradicate poverty. It is among the author's best-known works.
About The Author
Jonathan Swift (1667 -1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, poet and cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. He is remembered for works such as Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella, Drapier's Letters, The Battle of the Books, An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity, and A Tale of a Tub. Swift originally published all of his works under pseudonyms - such as Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, MB Drapier - or anonymously. He is also known for being a master of two styles of satire: the Horatian and Juvenalian styles. In February 1702, Swift received his Doctor of Divinity degree from Trinity College, Dublin. That spring he travelled to England and then returned to Ireland in October, accompanied by Esther Johnson-now 20-and his friend Rebecca Dingley, another member of William Temple's household.
There is a great mystery and controversy over Swift's relationship with Esther Johnson, nicknamed "Stella". Many, notably his close friend Thomas Sheridan, believed that they were secretly married in 1716; others, like Swift's housekeeper Mrs Brent and Rebecca Dingley (who lived with Stella all through her years in Ireland) dismissed the story as absurd. During his visits to England in these years, Swift published A Tale of a Tub and The Battle of the Books (1704) and began to gain a reputation as a writer. This led to close, lifelong friendships with Alexander Pope, John Gay, and John Arbuthnot, forming the core of the Martinus Scriblerus Club (founded in 1713).
Swift was part of the inner circle of the Tory government, and often acted as mediator between Henry St John (Viscount Bolingbroke), the secretary of state for foreign affairs (1710-15), and Robert Harley (Earl of Oxford), lord treasurer and prime minister (1711-1714). Swift recorded his experiences and thoughts during this difficult time in a long series of letters to Esther Johnson, collected and published after his death as A Journal to Stella.
Publisher | Pearl Necklace Books |
Binding | Kindle Edition (307 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized
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# of Pages | 228 |
ISBN-10 | B00DV323US |
Publication Date | 07/09/2013 |
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